Filipino American International Book Festiva

(FilBookFest 5)

Main Branch, San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA

***Philippine American Writers and Artists End of the Year Event***
Wednesday, December 9, 2020 • 7:00 PM PST
To Tell or Not to Tell…
Narratives of Undocumented Filipinx in the Land of Opportunity
A Panel discussion focusing on the narratives of undocumented Filipinx navigating the Land of Opportunity in the works of José Antonio Vargas, Lysley Tenorio, Jan-Henry Gray
• A Zoom event. To register for the event and receive the link to attend, email pawa@pawainc.com and indicate in your communication that you wish to attend the Zoom event. Include your name and an email to send the link. We will send you a confirmation and on Wednesday afternoon between 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM, we will send you another email with the link. You may register for the event as late as 6:00 PM on December 9.

For more information visit the PAWA Events page: http://pawainc.com/pawa-events
or the PAWA FB Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1529228547286243

Fifth Filipino American International Book Festival
scheduled October 12-13, 2019 In SF:
Pulitzer Prize Winner Jose Antonio Vargas to Headline Event

Philippine-American Writers and Artists, in partnership with the San Francisco Public Library, will hold the Fifth Filipino American International Book Festival from October 12 - 13, 2019 at the Main Branch of the San Francisco Public Library on 100 Larkin Street. In response to the urgent call of the times, marked by increasing anti-immigrant rhetoric, the theme of the book fest is “Isang Mundó (One World): Humanity, Diversity, and Resistance in the Arts.

This year's book festival promises an exciting and diverse program. Immigrant rights activist and Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas will deliver the keynote address at the October 13 opening plenary session. Vargas, who penned his moving memoir Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen, has been a staunch advocate for the rights of the undocumented in the U.S. He is the founder of Define American, aimed at promoting dialogue about immigration issues, including the Dream Act, which would provide a channel to citizenship for the undocumented.

Vargas will join authors, educators, and activists from the Philippines, New Zealand, Canada, and major cities in the U.S. for a weekend of literary events, performances, and activities for book lovers of all ages. The only gathering of its kind and with this level of continuity in the Filipino diaspora, the book festival enables Filipino writers from diverse “homes,” genres, and generations to come together and share their works in fiction, non-fiction, and poetry, as well as their unique writing experiences.

For more information contact pawa@pawainc.com

Seventh Filipino American International Book Festival